A couple Missouri Valley Conference schools will be part of U.S. Bank Stadium’s first basketball event.

Drake will face North Dakota State and Northern Iowa will battle South Dakota State on Dec. 1 as part of the inaugural U.S. Bank Stadium Basketball Classic. The two-day event begins Nov. 30 with Minnesota against Oklahoma State and St. Thomas against Wisconsin–River Falls.

It’ll be a basketball trial run for the Minnesota Vikings’ new home, which is set to host its first Final Four next March. The stadium, which opened in July 2016, has already hosted the 2018 Super Bowl and a few Golden Gophers baseball games, in addition to the Vikings.

The event also provides nice adds to the Drake and UNI nonconference slate.

South Dakota State, led by former Iowa State assistant T. J. Otzelberger, returns five of its top six scorers from last year’s 12-seed team. North Dakota State struggled in 2017, but the Bison have still had three 19-win seasons in four years under David Richman.

Tuesday’s reveal is the fourth such regarding UNI’s nonconference schedule. The Panthers will face Penn on Nov. 16 to open the Paradise Jam, and UNI will play at Utah State on Nov. 28 as part of the MVC/MWC Challenge.

The final Hy-Vee Classic is scheduled for Dec. 15 as well, with the Panthers facing Iowa and Drake battling Iowa State.

Drake is set to begin the Darian DeVries era, having completely overhauled the roster with eight newcomers. After a CIT appearance, the Bulldogs were hit hard by graduation ahead of DeVries’ first year.

UNI graduated its top two scorers as well coming off a disappointing 16-16 season. The Panthers bring back two starters, veteran Wyatt Lohaus and added highly touted recruit AJ Green.

Dargan Southard covers Iowa and UNI athletics, recruiting and preps for the Des Moines Register, HawkCentral.com and the Iowa City Press-Citizen. Email him at msouthard@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter at @Dargan_Southard.